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Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math. He knows the Warriors are headed to the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n

The Warriors have 13 games left in the regular season and their loss in Boston<\/a> on Wednesday night \u2014 another game that Stephen Curry missed with a knee issue \u2014 left them 8 1\/2 games out of sixth place and the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

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